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Figurative Language Detective

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Figurative Language Detective

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🔍 Part 1: Detective Work - Identify the Figurative Language

Instructions: Read each sentence carefully. Circle the type of figurative language used.

1. The thunder roared like an angry lion across the sky.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

2. The old car coughed and wheezed as it climbed the hill.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

3. Her bedroom was a disaster zone after the sleepover.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

4. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

5. His backpack was as heavy as a boulder.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

📝 Part 2: Reading Detective - Find the Clues

Instructions: Read the short passage below. Underline ALL examples of figurative language you can find, then answer the questions.

The autumn wind whispered secrets through the golden trees. Sarah's excitement was a bubbling volcano as she walked to school. The leaves crunched under her feet like crispy potato chips. Today was the day of the big spelling bee, and her stomach felt like it was full of dancing butterflies.

6. How many examples of figurative language did you find? ______
7. Write one simile from the passage:
8. Write one example of personification from the passage:
9. What does "her excitement was a bubbling volcano" mean?

✨ Part 3: Create Your Own Figurative Language

10. Write a simile comparing homework to something else:

Homework is like ________________________________.

11. Write a sentence using personification about the weather:
12. Complete this metaphor: The playground was _________________ during recess.
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